non-permanent member (UN Security Council)
proposal; suggestion; motion; initiative
resolution; decision; vote
legal binding force; legally binding power
vote; ballot; label; ticket; tag
moving about; stirring about
parallel lines; remaining far apart (e.g. in discussions); not reaching an agreement
in detail; with great care; completely; fully
English name (for a country, etc.); English-derived nickname (used by someone with a non-Western personal name); Western name
Dodge line; Dodge plan; financial policy drafted by Joseph Dodge for post-war Japan
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
important point; emphasis; iteration mark; colon (punctuation)
expansion of exports; export expansion
Nagata-chō (Japan's political center; equiv. of Downing Street)
assistance payment; subsidiary aid
fixed exchange rates; pegged rate of exchange; fixed rate
priority production system
production system; production method; manufacturing system
(study of) public finance
leader of a delegation (body, party)
unedited remarks; frank opinions
wealth tax; capital tax; equity tax
decisive action; going through with; daring to do; carrying out
Public Employment Security Office
large crowd; mass of people